Apr 27, 2016 · A person in this area went moaning (usual sad-faced photo) to the local press, because the council refused him a dropped curb on the grounds of safety. His house is the second from a roundabout and on a main road.

May 16, 2008 · The £152 is the cost to obtain the licence which normally involves inspecting the kerb and making sure it is acceptable. Then some Councils will only allow their contractors to carry out the work. Some people accuse the Council/Contractor of charging excessive amounts for what seems like minor works.

Feb 26, 2013 · Openreach will check the depth of the manhole and whats inside (e.g. fibre optics?) and check the minimum covers can be acheieved with you building a drop kerb. See NJUG publications or reccomended depths of utilities. Until uyou left the cover and find out whats in there and at what depth It is a "how long is a piece of string" cost in my opinion.

Mar 23, 2018 · We have pretty much the same as you, had the !!!8216;approved!!!8217; contractor out to quote before we applied, said council charge £200 for the application and for him to widen it by 2 kerbstones it!!!8217;s cost about £1,300 (max 2 days work) As the kerb is pretty worn anyway we decided against it ~ it was more to stop the occasional idiot parking slightly across the driveway more than ...

Jan 18, 2011 · Hi all, just had a quote for a drop curb and removal of front garden in readiness for driveway as follows: 5 drop curbs and 2 splays, make good paved public footpath and verge £1300.

Feb 23, 2016 · Yes, seems to be a nice little earner for councils round here

Apr 6, 2025 · Hi, 'curb' is that American? anyway, most kerbs are only a couple of inches, maybe a couple of these would do you.

Nov 23, 2011 · The cost of your dropped kerb will depend upon your Council's policy and the make up of the existing footway. If it's tarmac they'll normally do from the kerb to your boundary. If it's a flagged footway with a grass verge they could just take out the grass and put in a tarmac or concrete apron (sloped bit) and they'll lift the flags and relay ...

Nov 29, 2015 · how could you drop the kerbs without moving the BT joint box? when you drop a kerb the pavement surface will be removed from the kerb to the boundary of the property the sub base will be dug out to a deeper depth to make the pavement strong enough to support a vehicle crossing the footpath when the pavement is reinstated it will be lower than it is now so the joint box would also need to be ...

Nov 28, 2014 · Just moved into a 1930's semi with a single width dropped kerb, but a 2 1/2 car width front drive (opened up with no fence/hedge/wall), the original single width drop looks like it was done years ago, whats the process for getting it widened please?